Something To Wag About

Small Bites - Barking

Welcome to the Small Bites mini series! Christina and Erin discuss normal versus abnormal behaviour for puppies and when to get help.

Episode 2 discusses barking, including the different kinds and when to get help.

Small Bites - Biting and Chewing

Welcome to the Small Bites mini series! Christina and Erin discuss normal versus abnormal behaviour for puppies and when to get help.

Episode 1 covers the common behaviour of biting and chewing on people and things in the environment. 

Is it important that your reactive dog never goes over threshold?

Dog trainers mess up too! This is a tale of a misadventure =) 

Dog to Human Resource Guarding

Christina and Erin talk dog to human resource guarding including what it is, common errors made when trying to prevent it as well as ways we can set our dogs up to feel safe around items they possess.  

Harness Aversion

Some dogs will bite when their harness is being buckled up or even when taken off. What strategy can you use when a dog needs to wear a harness and you don't have weeks to train?

Myth - Just Let them Work it Out

Christina and Erin discuss a common praise heard in the dog world, "Just let them work it out."

Bringing a Puppy into a Reactive Dog Home

Are you thinking about bringing home a puppy but already have a reactive dog in your home?  This episode is for you!

Positive Reinforcement Myths - R+ makes Fat Dogs and Extremes in Dog Training

Christina and Erin talk about a popular meme on social media and how extremes in our discussions about training methodologies aren't helpful.

How to Choose a Dog Trainer

What do we look for when we choose a dog trainer? What are good signs? What are red flags?

Positive Reinforcement Myths - Setting Boundaries

Every heard that positive reinforcement won't work because my dog needs boundaries?

Christina and Erin talk about this in their newest podcast minisode!